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Stuart Broad is very upset with England's future plans

Senior England pacer Stuart Broad said being dropped by England had "hit me pretty hard" after ECB dropped both him and James Anderson from England's tour of the West Indies

Feb 16, 2022, 6:49 AM4 min read

Veteran pacer Stuart Broad is very upset with the England Cricket Board's (ECB) future plans without him. However, he will seek talks with England's new managing director and coach this summer before deciding if he has a future in Test cricket.

On Sunday, Stuart Broad broke his silence on the controversial decision by interim managing director Sir Andrew Strauss to drop both him and James Anderson from England's tour of the West Indies. He said it in a passionate column, the mail on Sunday.

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However, Broad is clearly upset that he isn't part of England's immediate plans.

"I have to confess that I wasn't expecting the phone call I received from Andrew Strauss on Tuesday that started with him saying: 'I've got some bad news. That's not what you really want to hear on selection matters and not something I have heard very often during my career of 152 Test caps."

Stuart Broad wrote in his column for the Mail on Sunday

"I always try to find a positive in the hand that has been dealt with me. To be honest, though, that's been quite tricky this time because the decision to leave me out of the tour of the West Indies has hit me pretty hard." Broad added.

Stuart Broad was also left out of the Test series at home against West Indies a couple of years ago

Broad was also left out of the Test series at home against West Indies in 2020. However, he had not pleased him and he had voiced his displeasure immediately. But this decision, in the context of improving England's overseas performances' has left the 35-year-old confused.

"I could take being dropped if I had let my standards slip. But facing up to being overlooked when they haven't is another thing altogether. That's why I was so outspoken when I have left out against West Indies in Southampton a couple of years ago. It felt unjust. The same again here but with the added factor that I am struggling to put things into context. It's hard to do so when all you've had is a five-minute phone call and nothing else."

Stuart Broad added to his column

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Broad opens up about his mother's suggestion after he misses out the upcoming tour

"Time can be a great healer, she (mother) says. But right now, I feel gutted. Do I need to prove myself again? In my mind, I've nothing to prove. I am a proven performer. So it is now about the English cricketing summer and mentally and physically targeting the home series against New Zealand in June. What I would say is there have been times when I have been able to answer such questions with ease. But as things stand, feeling as though I've performed well and deserve to be on the side makes it hard."

Broad said

"Understandably, people will ask if there has therefore been some fall-out behind the scenes. A bit of a rumble during the Ashes, but I can categorically say that is not the case. Hence, neither Jimmy nor I saw this coming. We were blindsided. Also Read, the atmosphere within the team, although we were getting beaten by Australia, was good. I repeat, the reason I was given for being left out was they wanted to change tack in trying to win abroad," added Broad.

Now it remains to be seen whether captain Joe Root is in agreement with the decisions and the squad he has been given for what is meant to be a reset of England's red-ball cricket.

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Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010

Let’s look at the statistics of Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010.

Jun 19, 2025, 1:02 PM3 min read

Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010

Playing test matches is one thing but to win test matches is a whole other ball game as only the best teams are able to win and get better as a test match side. During the 140+ years of test cricket there have been around 2500+ test matches that have been played by the various teams playing and these teams strive to beat the other team in this match and win the series as a result. Winning a test match is the ultimate satisfaction for a team even now. So, let’s look at the statistics of Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010.

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Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010

5. New Zealand | 52

Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010

The number 5 team in this list is the New Zealand team which has won 52 test matches since 2010 out of a total of 122 test matches played till now. They have lost 46 matches which is not a good record to have and hopefully the win loss difference decreases and they have a total of drawn test matches of 24 and going forward it can be said that their record will improve.

4. South Africa | 66

Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010

South Africa have one of the most impressive records in the test cricket as in the 127 test matches they have played in from 2010-2025 , they have been able to win 66 test matches and they have lost 39 matches against good teams as well and they also have drawn 22 test matches. South Africa was barred from cricket as well for a number of years and they were reinstated in 1993 again and their journey hasn’t looked back since.

3. India | 80

Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010

After Australia, the third team with most test match wins is the Indian team with 80 test match wins since 2010 in a total of 156 matches. They have also lost 48 matches which is not a good sign as well as they have 28 drawn matches throughout their journey from 2010 and the hope is this record gets better with time and they win more matches than they lose.

2. Australia | 84

Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010

Australia have played a total of 157 test matches since 2010 and they have won 84 matches and also lost 48 matches as a side and some of the losses were memorable. And Australia have drawn 25 matches and drawn test matches can be very entertaining as well. Australia will play more test matches as they go along over the years and they will reach 100 test wins really soon as well.

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1. England | 90

Most Test Wins by a Team since 2010

England is the test team with the most number of wins in test matches since 2010. They are the only team who have played over a 190 test matches and they have won 90 matches whereas they have also lost 70 test matches as well which shows they are beaten a lot of times as well and the number of drawn test matches by England are at 31 and as they play along they will win more rest matches as well as lose matches as well.

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England vs India Test series: 9 test matches India won so far on English soil

In this article, we will take a look at those 9 test matches that India won on English soil.

Jun 16, 2025, 12:15 PM8 min read

England vs India Test series: 9 test matches India won so far on English soil

The Indian cricket team will tour England to play a five-match Test series against England from June 20, 2025. The first match of the England vs India Test series will be played at Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

The Test cricket battle between India and England has always been exciting and challenging, especially when the match is played on English soil. The Indian team has played a total of 67 Test matches in England from 1932 to 2022. India's record in these matches has not been so strong. India has won only 9 times, while the English team has defeated the Indians in 36 matches. The remaining 22 matches have been drawn, which tells the story of this historic struggle and how hard the Indian team has to work to win on English soil.

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In this article, we will take a look at those 9 test matches that India won on English soil.

England vs India Test series: 9 test matches India won so far on English soil

1. By 4 Wickets (1971)

India has tamed the British cricket lion in its own den for the first time in 1971. It was a historic day when India beat England in the third and final Test by four wickets with 205 minutes to spare at the Kennington Oval, to clinch the series 1-0.

The victory established at least three firsts. This was the first time India won a Test in England. It was the first time in, 28 Tests since June 1968 that England was defeated and it was also the first time that India triumphed in two series in one year, having defeated the West Indies earlier.

2. By 5 Wickets (1986)

The 1986 win at Lord’s was India’s first at the iconic venue. Under the leadership of Legendary Kapil Dev, Team India went on to win at Headingley. This win also paved the way for Team India to win the historic Test series on English-soil.

In the first Test of the series, India bowled England out for 294 and replied with 341, with Dilip Vengsarkar scoring a superb 126*. Kapil Dev’s all-round performance and Chetan Sharma’s five-wicket haul in the second innings helped India dismiss England for 180. Needing just 134 to win, India achieved the target with 5 wickets to spare, scripting a historic triumph at the "Home of Cricket."

3. By 279 Runs (1986)

The Indian team carried the momentum into the second Test at Leeds where the bowling attack completely blew away England with the visitors winning by 279 runs inside 4 days. Roger Binny took 7 wickets in the match including a five-wicket haul in the first innings and was ably supported by Kapil (3 wickets), Madan Lal (3 wickets) and Maninder Singh (4 wickets).

4. By an innings and 46 Runs (2002)

India's first Test victory in England in the new millennium took place in 2002 when Sourav Ganguly's team thrashed the hosts by an innings and 46 runs in the third Test at Leeds to level the four-match series 1-1.

India crossed the 600-run barrier for the first time against England as Sachin Tendulkar (193), Rahul Dravid (148) and Sourav Ganguly (128) ripped apart the English bowling attack to declare the first innings on 628 for 8. The bowlers then led India to victory with Anil Kumble leading the way with 7 wickets in the match while Harbhajan Singh (4), Zaheer Khan (3) and Ajit Agarkar (2) played the supporting roles. England had won the first match at Lord's while the second and fourth match ended in draws as Ganguly and Nasser Hussain shared the trophy.

5. By 7 Wickets (2007)

Five years after the Leeds victory India repeated history by claiming the series 1-0 under Rahul Dravid by winning the second Test at Nottingham. India took a massive 283-run first innings lead after bowling out the hosts for 198 with Zaheer Khan (4) and Anil Kumble (3) leading the wickets tally.

Captain Michael Vaughan's hundred in the second innings couldn't save England's batting collapse as they got bowled out for 355 thanks to some brilliant bowling by a fired-up Zaheer, who took a five-wicket haul after the jellybean prank which England had played on him during India's first innings.

This meant that India needed just 73 runs to win which they chased down in 24.1 overs with 7 wickets in hand and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. The third Test at The Oval ended in a draw as Sourav Ganguly lifted the Pataudi Trophy, named in honour of former India captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.

6. By 95 Runs (2014)

MS Dhoni led the Indian team in a five-match Test series and delivered the first blow on the hosts by winning at Lord's for the first time after 1986.

The first Test ended in a draw at Nottingham following which the teams locked horns on a green top at Lord's. Ajinkya Rahane scored one of the greatest hundreds in Indian Test history as he negotiated prodigious swing and seam movement against the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Such was Rahane's class that none of the other batsmen managed to score over 36 runs, which was the next best score coming from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. India made 295 and then conceded a first innings lead of 24 runs with Gary Ballance scoring a century. Bhuvneshwar took a six-wicket haul as England made 319.

Murali Vijay (95), Ravindra Jadeja (68) and Bhuvneshwar (52) then rose to the occasion with the bat in the second innings to help India set a target of 319 for the hosts. Ishant Sharma then produced one of the most memorable spells by an Indian bowler on English soil and picked up a record 7 wickets in the process as India bowled out England for 223 and registered a historic win at the Mecca of cricket.

7. By 203 Runs (2018)

As team India took the field in Nottingham, Kohli and his men were determined to make amends and they did it in style. After being put in to bat by Root, India were off to a commendable start thanks to KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan and after they departed, Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane put on a 189-run stand for the fourth wicket to take India to a commendable position. Rahane scored 81 and Kohli missed his century by three runs as he fell for 97. India were eventually bowled out for 329 but the stage was set for India to make a comeback in the series.

The bowlers didn't' disappoint as well. Led by Hardik Pandya, India rocked England and bowled them out for a paltry total of 161. Pandya answered his critics in style as he grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.

With a lead of 168, India were again provided a solid start by their openers and after they fell, Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli led the charge as they planned to bat England out of the game. Pujara fell for a gritty 72 but Kohli scored his 23rd Test century and it was followed by a run-a-ball 52 from Pandya as the visitors declared for 352/7, with a lead of 520.

Chasing 521 to win, the England openers somehow managed to play out the nine overs on day four but the nervousness and fear was there in their mammoth chase. Bumrah got the wickets of Buttler and Woakes early and then Pandya got the wicket of Stokes to get England eight down. And finally Ashwin got the wicket of Anderson to earn a 203-run victory for the visitors

8. By 151 Runs (2021)

In one of the most dramatic finishes in recent memory, India defeated England by 151 runs at Lord’s in the second Test of the 2021 series. After setting a target of 272 thanks to a stunning 89-run partnership between Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, India’s bowlers went on the attack.

Led by Mohammed Siraj (4/32), India bowled England out for 120 in just 51.5 overs. The aggressive attitude under Virat Kohli’s captaincy and India’s never-say-die spirit made this a modern classic.

9. By 157 Runs (2021)

India secured a famous win at The Oval in the fourth Test of the 2021 series. Rohit Sharma scored his first overseas Test hundred (127), anchoring a solid second-innings effort.

Shardul Thakur played two impactful cameos with bat and ball, while the pace trio of Bumrah, Siraj, and Umesh Yadav dismantled England in the fourth innings. India won by 157 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the series, reaffirming their dominance on English soil.

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England vs India Test Series: Here is India's overall test record against England in England

India's record in Tests in England has not been good and they have won only 9 Test matches. Here is India's overall test record against England in England.

Jun 16, 2025, 10:15 AM3 min read

England vs India Test Series: Here is India's overall test record against England in England

The Indian team has reached England, where an unofficial Test match is currently being played between India-A and the senior team. After this, England vs India Test series begin will start from June 20. Youngstar Shubman Gill will be seen captaining the Indian Test team for the first time. India has not won a Test series on England soil since 2007. In such a situation, under his captaincy, Team India will be eyeing to win the series.

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India's record in Tests in England has not been good and they have won only 9 Test matches. Here is India's overall test record against England in England.

India has a poor record in Tests on English soil

Team India has played a total of 69 Test matches on English soil so far, out of which the team has won 9 and lost 38. Apart from this, 22 matches have been drawn. Looking at the records, it can be said that India has always had to struggle to win Test matches in England.

England vs India Test Series: India's record in England

India has only won three-Test series against England away from home. The Men in Blue have an unwanted record against England in England. They won their first-ever test match, and subsequently, the series, in 1971 - at the seventh time of asking. Their first win also came after suffering 15 Test defeats in England. 

Year Matches Wins Losses
1932 1 0 1
1936 3 0 2
1946 3 0 1
1952 4 0 3
1959 5 0 5
1967 3 0 3
1971 3 1 0
1974 3 0 3
1979 4 0 1
1982 3 0 1
1986 3 2 0
1990 3 0 1
1996 3 0 1
2002 4 1 1
2007 3 1 0
2011 4 0 4
2014 5 1 3
2018 5 1 4
2021/22 5 2 2

Last won series under Dravid's captaincy

India won the Test series on England soil in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. Since then, in 2011, 2014 and 2018, the Indian team had to face defeat in the Test series on the tour of England. Whereas the series played in the year 2021-22 was drawn 2-2.

In the year 2007, a three-Test match series was held between India and England, in which the first and last matches of the series were drawn. In the second Test match, India won by 7 wickets and in this match, Zaheer Khan proved to be the biggest hero for the team. He took a total of 9 wickets. It was because of him that India was successful in winning the Test series 1-0.

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India Vs England Test Series: Full Schedule

Test Date Venue
1st Test June 20 - June 24 (2025)  Headingley
2nd Test July 02 - July 06 (2025) Edgbaston
3rd Test July 10 - July 14 (2025) The Lord's
4th Test July 23 - July 27 (2025) Old Trafford
5th Test July 31 - August 04 (2025)  The Oval

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IND vs ENG: Gautam Gambhir returnes to India from England tour due to family emergency

India head coach Gautam Gambhir returned home on June 12 as his mother suffered a heart attack on June 11.

Jun 13, 2025, 11:37 AM3 min read

IND vs ENG: Gautam Gambhir returnes to India from England tour due to family emergency

Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has suddenly returned to India, citing a family emergency as the reason. A BCCI source has given this information to news agency PTI.

The source said that Gambhir had to return to take care of his mother, who has been admitted to a hospital in New Delhi due to health complications. The Shubman Gill-led Indian Test team is in England to play a five-match IND vs ENG series, starting June 20 in Leeds.

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Doeschate will look after the team for now

In Gambhir's absence, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate will oversee the team during the four-day intra-squad match between India and India A starting from Friday. He will be assisted by other coaching staff like bowling coach Morne Morkel and batting coach Shitanshu Kotak. If all goes well at home, Gambhir is expected to return to England within a week.

Indian team would like to test its preparations

The Indian team will play intra-squad matches to finalise its preparations ahead of the IND vs ENG five-match Test series. India A played two unofficial Test matches against England Lions and the batsmen showed their prowess in them. Such matches are important for the preparation of the team before any series. India has opted to play this match in an empty stadium so that the opposing team does not get a clue of their strategy.

All eyes will be on Kuldeep-Jadeja

In this match, the performance of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja will be watched and an interesting competition is expected between these two to make a place in the final eleven of the Indian Test team.

India's bowling coach Morne Morkel had said on Wednesday that the match is crucial for India's preparation as it is difficult to develop the ability to bowl and field 90 overs in a day through normal practice sessions. This match will give the Indian team management a good opportunity to assess its players, especially the bowlers, in match situations.

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This will help ensure that the bowlers, be it spinners or pacers, are in the required rhythm in the actual match. Gambhir will have to do some brainstorming to pick the only specialist spinner for Headingley.

Jadeja has a good batting record abroad but if India has to take 20 wickets then Kuldeep's role will become important. Kuldeep can prove to be a good partner of fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah in the conditions here. Jadeja vs Kuldeep is the biggest puzzle for the playing XI that the team management will have to solve.

Eyes will be on fast bowlers as well

Similarly, this match will give the team management and captain Shubman Gill a chance to see which ball works better in these conditions - Akash Deep's full length or Prasidh Krishna's back of the length. Bumrah, who will be playing a red ball match after six months, will get a chance to bowl multiple spells and test his fitness. He has played only IPL since returning from a lower back injury.

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Pataudi Trophy renamed as Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy ahead of India vs England test series

A major shift in cricketing tradition took place as the Pataudi Trophy renamed as Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy ahead of India vs England test series. Get full updates here.

Jun 6, 2025, 10:39 AM2 min read

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One of Test cricket's most esteemed rivalries, the Pataudi Trophy, contested between India and England, has been officially renamed the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. This major decision was taken by ECB and BCCI, announced and confirmed ahead of the upcoming highly anticipated series, set to begin on June 20, 2025.

Explore why was Pataudi Trophy renamed as Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy ahead of India vs England test series below:

Honouring Legends: Why Tendulkar and Anderson?

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James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar in one frame. Image | Instagram

The renaming of Pataudi Trophy to the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy is a move to honor and celebrate two legendary figures of test cricket of the contemporary era.

The 'God' of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, is widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, holds an unmatched array of records, including most runs and centuries in tests. Similarly, James Anderson stands as most successful fast bowler in the history of Tests. His career was nothing short of extraordinary skills, achivements, and consistent excellence.

The renaming therefore celebrates not just individual brilliance of these legends from India and England, but also earned them a rightful place at the forefront of this historic rivalry's new identity!

End of an Era: The Pataudi Legacy

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Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi representing India in tests. Image | ESPNcricinfo 

The Pataudi Trophy, which has represented the Test series between India and England for decades, now passes onto history. Named in the honor of former Indian captains, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and his son Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, it symbolised a rich connection between Indian and English cricket.

It was first awarded in 2007 and India won it in the English soil.

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A joint ceremony to unveil the new legacy:

The newly named Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy is set for its official unveiling by both the legends. Tendulkar and Anderson will unveil the trophy at Lord's, during the WTC (2023-25) Final, which commences on June 11, 2025.

India and England will kick-off the new WTC Cycle by playing a five-Test series starting at Headingley (Leeds) from June 20.

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